This dashboard is displaying information about deforestation. You’ll
notice there are two tabs - one for information about global
deforestation, and the other is specific to Brazil.
All data used for this dashboard comes from “Our World in Data,” more
specifically the “Forests and Deforestation” group of datasets curated
by Hannah Ritchie and Max Roser. These datasets include information
about the global distribution of forests, deforestation and forest
losses, drivers of deforestation, data on the production of palm oil and
soy, as well as data about afforestation or the gain of forest area.
In our exploration of the data, we decided to highlight three
different aspects. Our first element explores the distribution of global
forest area and how that forest area has changed between 1990 and 2020.
Our second group of plots dive deeper into this concept by illustrating
the change in forest area experienced by three select countries (the
United States, China, and Brazil) which can be compared. Finally, our
last plot, found on the second tab, illustrates the specific drivers of
deforestation in Brazil across years and in a cumulative fashion.
All elements of our dashboard are interactive - enjoy!